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Clever Jenny
Situation
Situation puzzles (sometimes called lateral thinking puzzles) are ones where you need to ask lots of yes or no questions to figure out what happened in the situation. These are good puzzles for groups where one person knows the puzzle and answers the questions.Situation
Jenny woke up late Monday morning to a freezing cold house. The furnace had gone off during the night. She reset the circuit breaker and the furnace kicked on, but then she thought: "It will take too long to heat up the house; I'll just have to take my shower in a cold bathroom. Thank goodness the water heater stayed on!"
As she stepped into the tub, she thought of a way to make her bathroom warmer while she took her shower, and still get to work on time. What simple ploy did she use?
As she stepped into the tub, she thought of a way to make her bathroom warmer while she took her shower, and still get to work on time. What simple ploy did she use?
Hint
Remember, she did have hot water!Answer
Jenny plugged the drain in the tub and collected the hot water from her shower. It sent up warm vapors that took the chill off the bathroom!Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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hmmm. Maybe I will try that this morning!
How much would a warm bathtub heat up the whole bathroom.
Why would being cold make you late for work?
Sorry, not too crazy about this one.
Why would being cold make you late for work?
Sorry, not too crazy about this one.
When you pull the curtain or sliding door the warm vapors stay mostly in the enclosure and makes the area more comfortable. If Jenny had waited for the furnace to warm up the house before taking her shower, she would end up being late for work. This way she has a warm shower and gets to work on time. Have a nice day.
Jenny must be really wierd to need a warm house to get to work on time... Makes no sense. Can't she get ready on time with the bathroom closed?
She also could have closed all the vents except the one in the bathroom, which would have warmed VERY quickly. Once the shower curtain is opened she's going to be toweling off in a chilly bathroom.
Thanks for your comments, isdodgers and unklemyke. The warm vapors from the shower filter out to the rest of the tiny bathroom, and meanwhile the furnace is working to bring the house up from 50 or so degrees. Jenny actually gets to towel off in a fairly warm bathroom, and then can dress in her bedroom without too many shivers.
Brilliant.
Relatively easy, and pretty interesting, though I have to agree with the others. Having a cold bathroom has nothing to do with being late for work. I'd be fine taking a cold shower. Then again.....I can't feel heat or cold, so I really shouldn't be talking.
i was hoping the asnwer would be somthing unexpected but this teaser was really easy.
Can Jenny pls come and fix my Ai central heating - it has dumbed down - I am in on wednesdays
Many houses have separate shower recesses so it would not be easy to fill the bath tub from a shower head. Why not just set fire to the shower curtain?
True, not everyone showers in a tub. Have you ever showered with a flaming curtain?
First to a great series! Not my favorite, but still pretty good.
This wasn't so much a teaser - more so common sense.
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